Gilded by Marissa Meyer

November 9th, 2021 Kimberly Review 5 Comments

9th Nov
Gilded by Marissa Meyer

Gilded by Marissa Meyer is the first in an as yet untitled series or trilogy and a haunting retelling of Rumpelstiltskin. Addictive, dark, and romantic, this fairytale will sweep you away and have you checking the phases of the moon.

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Reflections by Seanan McGuire

October 31st, 2018 Kimberly Review 33 Comments

31st Oct
Reflections by Seanan McGuire

I read Indexing by Seanan McGuire previously and loved the story from the concept to the inspiration behind it. A secret agency that stops the narrative in fairytales. I somehow missed Reflections the second book and quickly scooped it up on Kindle Unlimited. Gads it was great fun to be back stopping villains with this motley crew of ATI agents!

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Romancing the Duke by Tessa Dare

February 28th, 2014 Kimberly Review 60 Comments

28th Feb
Romancing the Duke by Tessa Dare

Romancing the Duke the first book in Tessa Dare’s new series Castles Ever After was such a fun romp. With colorful characters, a magical feel and its swoon-worthy troubled hero. I gobbled this up in a single evening. Izzy our heroine is a character that will forever be dear to me. Mini review: Delightful, romantic, hot and magical.

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Enchanted by Alethea Kontis

September 16th, 2013 Kimberly Review 75 Comments

16th Sep
Enchanted by Alethea Kontis

Enchanted by Alethea Kontis is the first book in the Woodcutter Sisters series, and was my first audio book experience.Thanks to Sync I was able to enjoy this for free. Carrying around my smart phone with ear buds as I cleaned and cooked was fun and I am so glad this particular book was my first. Three word review: magical, humorous and engaging.

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Strands of Bronze and Gold by Jane Nickerson

March 7th, 2013 Kimberly Review 66 Comments

7th Mar
Strands of Bronze and Gold by Jane Nickerson

As a young child I read the Grimm’s fairy tales and they are so much darker then the versions most of our children read today. I was terrified of Bluebeard and slept with a nightlight. This was quite embarrassing for a ten year old and I remember claiming to simply have fallen asleep while reading. I love retellings and when I saw Strands of Bronze and Gold, I knew I had to revisit this dark tale. Nickerson did a lovely job and Monsieur de Cressac personified Bluebeard and made me shiver.

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The Better To See You by Kate SeRine

February 20th, 2013 Kimberly Guest Post, Review 8 Comments

20th Feb
The Better To See You by Kate SeRine

The Transplanted Tale series by Kate SeRine is such a fun series with zany characters straight from our beloved fairy-tales. The story goes that a spell gone awry in Make Believe ripped some characters from their pages into our world. Now they are forced to live among the ordinaries in the Here and Now. They have rules for blending in and they are strictly enforced by the Fairytale Management Authority. In the first book, we …

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